More Empire State Plaza 4th of July fireworks photos – this time captured in film

When I photographed the fireworks at the Empire State Plaza last Monday, I used my Nikon D700 to capture the lion’s share of the bursts.  That doesn’t mean that the D700 was the only camera I used that night.

During the middle of the fireworks show, I took the D700 off the tripod and activated my Nikon F100 35mm film shooter – which was loaded with Fuji Velvia slide film.  And I got these shots.

Then I took the F100 off the tripod – and put my Rolleiflex Automat MX into action. These are my first fireworks photos with the Rollei – and I used a roll of Kodak Ektachrome 64T, which is balanced for a tungsten shift. If I don’t use a flash with Ektachrome 64T, the film will produce a blue shift. Which, when it comes to the fireworks photos … isn’t a bad thing, as you can see.  Sharp fireworks bursts with a cobalt blue background… pretty swank, if you ask me.

Just a little extra fireworks photography for your enjoyment this weekend.